Subduction zones: their diversity, mechanism and human impacts

Auteur :
UYEDA, S.

Description :
The features of subduction zones are difficult to explain by a single model. The importance of recognizing the existence of two basic and contrasted modes in subduction, controlled by the strength of coupling between subducting and overriding plates, is demonstrated. The two modes are High Stress Chilean-type subduction and Low Stress Mariana-type subduction. Collision and accretion of buoyant features on sea-floor, an inevitable consequence of subduction, is important in the evolution of continents.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geojournal. International journal for physical, biological and human geosciences and their application in environmental planning and ecology Wiesbaden, 1984, vol. 8, n°. 4, p. 381-406, Références bibliographiques : 101 réf.

Date :
1984